Based on the context provided and the phonetic clues in the transcript (e.g., "jelly" for Hjelle), here is the updated transcript with speaker names. [0:00] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** good evening we'll call the meeting to order and stand for the Pledge of Allegiance [0:13] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** One mission under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all please. [0:20] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Kelsey Jones? **Councilor Jones:** [Unintelligible/Present] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** here **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** here **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** here **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** here uh announcements do any counselors have anything they would like to say this evening um I just noticed one thing if maybe we could get a look at our American flag back here it's kind of tilted to one side starting to to look a little sad tonight we have a public hearing on a resolution ordering a Improvement District uh number 544 for the stebner park uh we will start with the public hearing and we do have two related resolutions after during the public hearing we ask that anyone limit their time to three minutes per person Mr. Mulder. [1:09] **City Administrator John Mulder:** so I'm going to ask uh City internal David Salo to kind of briefly explain uh the proposed improvements um to the stebner part. [1:21] **David Salo (City Engineer):** yeah thank you John uh mayor and Council so this is a project in stebner park currently there's a driveway that Services the park and the parking lots under this uh proposal we are um recommending that we change the driveway into a roadway and dedicate right away and make um public improvements to the utilities and the reason for that is the um the city is working with a developer to on field number four and we'd likely be creating a lot a parcel of record and in order to do that we have to bring road and utilities and create right-of-way and create Frontage for that parcel and this also gives us the ability to um assess some portion of this project in the future to um that property or the adjoining stebner Farms property the utility improvements include a short extension of the water main creating a loop out to Maple Grove Road and then the extension of the sanitary sewer from Maple Grove Road South to um the uh um it would be the Outhouse building or the restroom facility between Lots four and five part of this um we would reconstruct the roadway into our city standard which would include sidewalk on one side being the East Side the non-soccer field side and we connect the trail to um Maple Grove Road we also would like to consider getting um designing and constructing the utilities this year and in an effort to um get the site ready for a prospective developer that could break ground next year and then we would um have another plan set that prepared for the road in 2024 as part of the road project there uh we would improve the interface between the the roadway and the drive aisles to the parking lots um in doing so we would um likely add curb and gutter and um manage the the connection between the road and the parking level but better so it's not a free-for-all as it is um now so I think that's the the bulk of the um improvements that we're proposing and if you have any questions um feel free to ask thank you. [4:34] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you any questions from the council. [4:37] **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** would we want to put the sidewalk on this soccer field side would that be the main purpose of that as people walk into and from the field I I don't know just that's— [4:48] **David Salo (City Engineer):** that's a good question um it could go on either side one of the the main reasons that I was suggesting that It Go on the east side um I guess for two main reasons one is the future development on the stebner farmers parcel and then second is there's not multiple Lanes of the parking lot that you would have to cross there would be at least three um parking lot you know drive lane Crossings so that's why I was considering putting it on the East side and then to to that point um we already have the trail that goes through the middle of the soccer complex so somebody would have two opportunities to get into the to the park. [5:40] **David Salo (City Engineer):** yeah and that's another Point um there's a big ditch between the road and the fields that drains into the stormwater pond on the North side so by putting a sidewalk on that West Side would impact that we'd have to do something different with the drainage as well. [6:00] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you are there any public comments on this uh proposed project if so please start out with your name and address if you're in the room please approach the podium if you're online please state your name and address online thank you. [6:25] **Bryce Anson:** Bryce Anson um with Hermantown soccer um our only concern is traffic flow in and out if we improve that excuse me improve that road uh with potential future developments in the back as well um there are times where that intersection at 5 30 everybody's on Maple Grove and it's already a tough intersection to get in and out of so just some consideration of how you're going to amend that intersection between a new road parcel and Maple Grove as it exists now thank you. [7:05] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you is that any part of the consideration in these plans Mr. Salo? [7:13] **David Salo (City Engineer):** mayor yes um this is one of the things that we'll be discussing tomorrow at Foursquare I have I have three different options that we're considering but we we do know that traffic um can get backed up at the intersection um the improvements that we're planning are uh a bigger dedicated right turn lane so as your Northbound you take the right towards Sam's Club to provide better stacking there but that's a County Road and we discussed the county as far back as 2018 when we did the sewer pipe that that might be developed and there there's no consideration for uh you know a traffic signal or a roundabout we want to um that interface wants to be at either a new Westburg Road or lowberg south of Maple Grove so when stebner Farms gets completely developed we see another network of Roads that'll connect to the park to you know help alleviate all the congestion going out at that one point but with the the widening and the turn Lanes of the road exiting the park sees some congestion another five months so— [8:40] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** you're talking about turn lanes and and widening exiting also? [8:45] **David Salo (City Engineer):** yeah so it might ease some of that backup in the park the only real opportunity that we have as on the stebner Park Drive that will referring to it today is the adding more stacking on the roadway so people can have the free right going out and not backing up people that want to make the left to go on westbound. [9:11] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you are there any more public comments on this project if so please step forward to the podium and state your name and address. [9:36] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public discussion any member of the public that wishes to comment on this proposed project. [9:48] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** with that we will close the public hearing and move to resolution 2023-122 resolution ordering Improvement and directing preparation of final plans and specifications for 2023 sewer Improvement District number 544 stebner Park improvement district sewer water and Road do I have a motion? [10:19] **Councilor John Geissler:** motion. [10:20] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor Geissler is there a second? [10:22] **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** second. [10:23] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** second by counselor LeBlanc um any counselors have any questions before we move on? Roll call please. [10:34] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye next is resolution 2023-123 resolution accepting a proposal for Engineering Services with a total not to exceed contract amount of 145 785 with Northland Consulting Engineers do I have a motion? [11:00] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** motion to approve. [11:01] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor Hjelle is there a second? [11:03] **Councilor Jones:** second. [11:04] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** second by Councilor Jones um roll call please. [11:08] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye and that concludes that uh next we have communications that are listed nothing are highlighted there are no presentations this evening and the next item is number eight public discussion this is the time for individuals to address the council about an item not on the agenda the time limit is three minutes per person if anyone wishes to address the council if you're in Chambers step forward to the podium and state your name and address if you're online please chime in with your name and address is there anyone that wishes to address the council at this time under general public discussion. [11:58] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there anyone that wishes to speak to the council under public discussion. [12:10] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** one last opportunity for public discussion this this evening this is for items not on the agenda please state your name and address for the record thank you. [12:27] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** with that we'll close public discussion motions motion to approve or deny the massage establishment license application for the following effective immediately through December 31st 2023 Northern Lotus Massage Therapy LLC at 5338 Rose Road upon completion of a successful background check and license fees received do we have a motion? [13:01] **Councilor John Geissler:** motion. [13:02] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor Geissler is there a second? [13:05] **Councilor Jones:** second. [13:07] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** second by counselor Jones Mr. Mulder. [13:10] **City Administrator John Mulder:** this is um a new person who wanted to create a massage therapist establishment on Rose Road so this is the process that we would use. [13:20] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you any questions or comments from Council roll call please oh and public discussion let's give the chance the public a chance to chime in is there any public input on this motion I have a second call for public input and a final call for public input on this motion I think the Thunder had something um roll call please. [14:00] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye next is a motion to approve or deny the massage therapist license application for the following effective immediately through December 31st 2023 Heather Rayland and the address is 5338 Rose Road address of operation has been changed from the first published agenda this is the therapist that would be operating under the last motion uh completed application check application background check and license fees have been received do we have a motion? [14:45] **Councilor Jones:** make a motion to approve. [14:47] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor Jones do we have a second? [14:50] **Councilor John Geissler:** second. [14:51] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** second by counselor Geissler Mr. Mulder. [14:53] **City Administrator John Mulder:** so and in these situations you approved the application for both The Establishment and the therapist so this is the therapist that would be working at this establishment. [15:05] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you any questions or comments from council is there any public input on this resolution or this motion second opportunity for public input. [15:33] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there anyone that wishes to speak to this matter. [15:41] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye next is the consent agenda which includes the minutes approval or correction of the August 21st 2023 city council continuation minutes and accounts payable in the amount of 643 936.96 do we have a motion? [16:15] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** a motion to approve. [16:17] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by Councilor Hjelle is there a second? [16:19] **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** second. [16:21] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye next we have an ordinance ordinance 2023-06 an ordinance amending chapter 300 smoking policy this is the first reading there will be no vote on this or public input at this time do we have a short explanation from our City attorney? [16:47] **City Attorney:** certainly this is an ordinance that uh came into play after the state of Minnesota made some major changes to marijuana use in Minnesota um this does two things first it amends the city's smoking policy to prohibit the use of cannabinoid products including vaping within City vehicles and within public structures the second thing that this ordinance does is it extends the prohibition against using liquor in City Parks and Recreation areas to include the use of cannabinoid products marijuana products. [17:35] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you and uh there will be an opportunity for public comment at the next council meeting when this matter is considered for the second reading and vote also anyone who has a public interest in this could contact any one of us or write to the city clerk before the next meeting there is no vote on that next is resolutions resolution 2023-124 joint resolution of intent to upgrade the Hermantown Ice Arena between Independent School District number 700 and the City of Hermantown do we have a motion? [18:18] **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** move to approve. [18:19] **Councilor John Geissler:** second. [18:20] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor LeBlanc second by counselor Geissler and Mr. Mulder. [18:25] **City Administrator John Mulder:** the purpose of this resolution is to have it be approved by both the city council and the school board and the intent here is to kind of lay out a basic framework for how we will work together to um make sure that this ice arena gets built on school property. [18:41] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you any questions or comments from Council um I believe this is a good start at setting that framework so that the specifics can be dealt with later and any specific items will be voted on by both the school district and the council at a later date um is there any public input on this resolution. [19:04] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on resolution 2023-124. [19:15] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** final opportunity for public input on this resolution. [19:24] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye next is resolution 2023-125 resolution approving pay request number two for Sewer Improvement District number 451 to write in the amount of 265 833.66 is there a motion? [19:54] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** motion to approve. [19:56] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by Councilor Hjelle do we have a second? [19:58] **Councilor Jones:** second. [19:59] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** second by counselor Jones Mr. Mulder. [20:02] **City Administrator John Mulder:** so this is the pay application for the work that's been done in the last month um on the orchestra Road sewer project. [20:12] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you any questions or comments from council um I have one question from our engineer are we still on schedule for completion this year? [20:18] **David Salo (City Engineer):** yes mayor we we are um on schedule so at our construction meeting this morning um the they'll finish the utilities in the next day or two and then Monday they'll start the um reconstruction of the roadway and likely before the end of September we'll see curb and gutter and Paving in early October. [20:43] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you any other questions from Council is there any public comment on this resolution or any public comment on resolution 2023-125. [21:06] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** last opportunity for public comment on this resolution hearing none I would ask for a roll call. [21:13] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye resolution 2023-126 resolution approving an extended lease agreement with the arrowhead Builders Association to have a motion? [21:40] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** motion to approve. [21:41] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by Councilor Hjelle is there a second? [21:43] **Councilor John Geissler:** second. [21:44] **City Administrator John Mulder:** the arrowhead Builders have been renting about 20 just under 2500 square feet at The Old City Hall um is back to 2010. this year we were renewing all of the leases and we're um upgrading those so that they'll all be on kind of the same um dollar per square foot basis so we're increasing their rent because they're currently at 545 a square foot we didn't want to go up to ten dollars in all in one year so we're up in them to 768 beginning July 1 of this year and ten dollars beginning on July 1 2024. [22:16] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you any questions or comments from counselors hearing none we'll open this up to public comment does anyone wish to comment on this resolution. [22:36] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** are there any public comments on the resolution for the lease agreement with Arrowhead Builders Association. [22:49] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** this will be the last opportunity for public comment on this resolution. [22:58] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** [Unintelligible/Aye] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye next is resolution 2023-127 resolution approving Cooperative agreement with St Louis County project number cp00477-573 crack sealing project on various paved roads in the trails and neighborhood within the city of Hermantown corporate limits to have a motion? [23:36] **Councilor Jones:** motion to approve. [23:38] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by Councilor Jones is there a second? [23:40] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** second. [23:41] **City Administrator John Mulder:** so we're going to have work with the county to do um the work in the trails and neighborhood but also the Greystone neighborhood both of those just off of uh stubner Road um what we do in this case is they got forbid for the work and um then we just pay for our share of it but they go out for we get so we get kind of a involved in a larger purchasing um package if it was just ourselves. [24:06] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you any questions or comments from council I think it's great that we can get in on the County's bid prices with this helps us out a lot anything else from Council is there any public input on this resolution any public input on resolution 2023-128. [24:39] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** and we will have a last opportunity for public input on this resolution if anyone wishes to comment please state your name and address for the record roll call please. [24:50] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye resolution 2023-128 resolution approving final plans and specifications and ordering advertisement for bids for Hermantown City Hall attic repairs to have a motion to approve? [25:20] **Councilor John Geissler:** motion. [25:21] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor Geissler is there a second? [25:22] **Councilor Jones:** second. [25:23] **City Administrator John Mulder:** sure so we have been talking for a number of months about um improving the attic airflow insulation and all of that to prevent some of the ice dams that we've seen on the roof in the past particularly after we've uh redone the shingles so Braun prepared this planet spec it'll be advertised next week on the 13th we'll open bid on the 20th in the city council will hopefully make an award on October 2nd with the idea that all this work will get done this fall yet in order to prevent um some of the ice dams that we've seen on this building in the past. [25:57] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do we have any questions or comments from Council? I appreciate this work finally getting done uh it's been a problem for years with ice buildup in the winter. [26:12] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on resolution 2023-128. [26:25] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on this resolution. [26:36] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** anyone from the public wishes to comment on this resolution please state your name and address. [26:46] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** hi next is resolution 2023-129 resolution approving memorandum of understanding and authorizing and directing mayor and city clerk to execute and deliver mou with law enforcement labor Services Local 47 do we have a motion? [27:18] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** motion to approve. [27:19] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by Councilor Hjelle is there a second? [27:21] **Councilor Jones:** second. [27:23] **City Administrator John Mulder:** sure given the um potential loss of two of our police officers this fall through um being hired by other agencies that are being paid more and concerned that that would cause us considerable more overtime because of minimum Staffing levels the city council talked about the possibility of recruitment retention bonus in closed session last meeting two weeks ago based upon that discussion we drafted a memorandum of understanding with the Union because it does affect wages they did sign off on it and so we're presenting that to you tonight this is being funded by the public safety dollars that the city will receive from the state of Minnesota the city is receiving an excess of 400 000 this will be used part of that will be used to fund this. [28:20] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do you have any questions or comments from Council is there any public input on this resolution if anyone wishes to speak to this resolution please state your name and address. [28:36] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public comment on resolution 2023-129. [28:50] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** this will be the last opportunity for public input on this resolution if anyone wishes to comment please state your name and address. [29:02] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Hjelle? **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor LeBlanc? **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Jones? **Councilor Jones:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Councilor Geissler? **Councilor John Geissler:** aye **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** Mayor Boucher? **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** aye next is a motion to recess do we have a motion? [29:21] **Councilor Jones:** move to recess. [29:22] **Councilor John Geissler:** second. [29:23] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by Councilor Jones second by counselor Geissler all in favor say aye. [29:27] **Council:** aye. [29:29] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** opposed same sign.